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Ivan Earnest Allen, Sr. (b. 1877) —
also known as Ivan Allen —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga., March 1,
1877.
Son of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen.
Democrat. Business
executive; member of Georgia
state senate, 1919-21; treasurer of
Georgia Democratic Party, 1936; Presidential Elector for Georgia,
1940,
1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Rotary; Moose.
Gave Fort Mountain to the state of Georgia.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen; married 1908 to Irene
Beaumont; father of Ivan
Earnest Allen, Jr.. |
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Ivan Earnest Allen, Jr. (1911-2003) —
also known as Ivan Allen, Jr. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March 15,
1911.
Son of Ivan
Earnest Allen, Sr. and Irene (Beaumont) Allen.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive assistant to
Gov. Ellis
Arnall, 1945-46; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1962-70.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Rotary.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 1,
2003 (age 92 years, 108
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Amos Milledge Anderson (1908-1977) —
also known as A. M. Anderson —
of Perry, Houston
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Houston
County, Ga., December
7, 1908.
Son of Amos Milledge Anderson and Irene (Phillips) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Houston County Democratic Party, 1934-39; circuit judge in
Georgia Macon Circuit, 1939-44, 1946-61; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; vice-president and trust officer, First National
Bank and
Trust Co., Macon, Ga., 1961.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of the
Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital
at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Woodrow Barbee (1912-1997) —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., September
30, 1912.
Mayor
of Phenix City, Ala., 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in Hamilton
House, Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., January
26, 1997 (age 84 years, 118
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Ala.
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William Hale Barrett (1866-1941) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., September
10, 1866.
Son of William Hale Barrett and Susan (Rhind) Barrett.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1922-41;
died in office 1941.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died May 1,
1941 (age 74 years, 233
days).
Interment somewhere
in Augusta, Ga.
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Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop (1908-1994) —
also known as Max Waldo Bishop —
of Bettendorf, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Gravette, Benton
County, Ark., October
30, 1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Colombo, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1955-58.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., November
18, 1994 (age 86 years, 19
days).
Interment at Peterson
Cemetery, Ailey, Ga.; cenotaph at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Gravette, Ark.
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Howard Hollis Callaway (b. 1927) —
also known as Howard H. Callaway; Bo
Callaway —
of Pine Mountain, Harris
County, Ga.; Crested Butte, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in La Grange, Troup
County, Ga., April 2,
1927.
Son of Cason Jewell Callaway and Virginia (Hand) Callaway.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1965-67; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia 1966, election inconclusive; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1968-73; Presidential Elector
for Georgia, 1972;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1981-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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George H. Carley (b. 1938) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
24, 1938.
Son of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1966; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979-93; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Linton McGee Collins (b. 1902) —
also known as Linton M. Collins —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., June 21,
1902.
Son of Ernest Clyde Collins and Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman S. Fletcher (b. 1934) —
of LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga.
Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga., July 10,
1934.
Son of Frank Pickett Fletcher and Hattie (Sears) Fletcher.
Lawyer;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1990-2001; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 2001-05.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2005.
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Stirling Price Gilbert (1862-1951) —
also known as S. Price Gilbert —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Stewart
County, Ga., January
31, 1862.
Son of Jasper Newton Gilbert and Sarah Louise (Redding) Gilbert.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-93; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1908-16; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1916-36.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Died August
28, 1951 (age 89 years, 209
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives:
Married 1895
to Mary Howard. |
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Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) —
also known as R. A. Gray —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., August 2,
1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Elliott Hagan (1916-1990) —
also known as G. Elliott Hagan —
of Sylvania, Screven
County, Ga.
Born in Sylvania, Screven
County, Ga., May 24,
1916.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Screven County, 1939-44,
1947-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Elks; Moose.
Died December
26, 1990 (age 74 years, 216
days).
Interment at Sylvania
Memorial Cemetery, Sylvania, Ga.
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Thomas Jefferson Hamilton (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas J. Hamilton —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Grovetown, Columbia
County, Ga., November
20, 1885.
Son of William Winslow Hamilton and Kate Fleming (Mosly) Hamilton.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; director, Georgia and Florida Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Cook Jackson (1915-2000) —
also known as Harry C. Jackson —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 23,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Georgia
state senate; elected 1961; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1974; mayor
of Columbus, Ga., 1979-82.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died February
12, 2000 (age 84 years, 204
days).
Interment at Parkhill
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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Bevil Jones —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Bishop; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) —
also known as Edwin S. Lanier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Metter, Candler
County, Ga., July 19,
1901.
Son of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Nancy Thelma Herndon. |
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Mack Francis Mattingly (b. 1931) —
also known as Mack F. Mattingly —
of St. Simons Island, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
7, 1931.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1964;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1972,
1996;
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1981-87; defeated, 1986, 2000; U.S.
Ambassador to Seychelles, 1992-93.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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Abit Nix (b. 1888) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson
County, Ga., July 3,
1888.
Son of John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Citizens and Southern Bank;
director, Progressive Life
Insurance Company; director, New Georgian Hotel
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1940,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1913
to Eunice Little. |
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William Lee Robinson (b. 1943) —
also known as Lee Robinson —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
24, 1943.
Hardware
business; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1975-82; lawyer; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 1987-91; Macon Judicial Circuit Public Defender,
2004-.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Randall James Sauder (b. 1954) —
also known as Randy Sauder —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Du Bois, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 6,
1954.
Lawyer;
political
consultant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; defeated (Democratic),
2000.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Hugh P. Thompson —
of Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1979-94; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1994-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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